Benedict XIII (Piero Francesco Orsini, 1649-1730), Pope 1724 [obverse]
1724
Medalist, Roman, 1683 - 1756
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Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
gross weight: 33.77 gr (0.034 kg)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1995.49.14.a
Associated Artworks
The Opening of the Holy Door [reverse]
Giovanni Martino Hamerani
1675
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Paul Bosco, New York); purchased 1993 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]
[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 557, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: BENEDICTVS.XIII.P.M.AN.IVBIL. (Benedict XIII, Supreme Pontiff, in the Year of the Jubilee); below truncation: HAMERANVS F. (Hamerani made this)
Wikidata ID
Q63861757